The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that composer Igor Stravinsky fled Russia after the October Revolution, but returned once in 1962 to conduct in Moscow and Leningrad, meeting Nikita Khrushchev during the visit?
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... that in 1944, Russian composer Igor Stravinsky(pictured) engaged with Boston police after his unique arrangement of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra? Source: Thom, Paul. 2007. The Musician as Interpreter. Studies of the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium 4. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-271-03198-9. p. 50
ALT1: ... that composer Igor Stravinsky(pictured) studied under member of The FiveNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for six years? Source: White, Eric Walter (1979). Stravinsky, The Composer and His Works (2nd ed.). University of California Press. ISBN 9780520014350. pp. 25-30
ALT3: ... that composer Igor Stravinsky(pictured) said in 1930 that "I don't believe that anyone venerates Mussolini more than I ... He is the saviour of Italy and – let us hope – Europe"? Source: Sachs, Harvey. 1987. Music in Fascist Italy. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 168
ALT5: ... that composer Igor Stravinsky(pictured) fled Russia after the October Revolution, but returned once in 1962 to conduct in Moscow and Leningrad, meeting Nikita Khrushchev during the visit? Source: Stravinsky, Vera; Craft, Robert (1978). Stravinsky in Pictures and Documents. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 469 White, Eric Walter (1979). Stravinsky, The Composer and His Works (2nd ed.). University of California Press. ISBN 9780520014350. pp. 146-148
Comment: Some notes on the hooks: ALT0 is my personal favorite; ALT4 would make a good quirky hook (additionally, I do realize it's a rather simple hook, but that's very much intentional since not many famous composers were alive when the Grammy's existed). Additionally, I'd like if it could be featured on May 29. OTD is also featuring the same photo of Stravinsky, so I thought it'd be amusing to have the photo for DYK and OTD be the same. If this against a policy, there's no need for a special occasion. Thanks!
Overall: @MyCatIsAChonk: Good article. I don't think that you'll be able to run it on May 29 as per the rules "not more than six weeks in advance". You can ask in the general discussion but I'm not sure if they'll allow it. AGF on offline citations. Onegreatjoke (talk) 20:07, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I recalled reading a few years ago on Wikipedia that Stravinsky had fascist sympathies. I returned today to reacquaint myself with that situation, only to find that the article no longer had any mention of it. It looks like most of the "Personality" section is gone, including the entire "Political stances" subsection. Why were these removed? I think knowing these things about a composer like Stravinsky humanizes him and puts him in historical context. I generally like to know what 20th-century public figures were doing and saying about the state of the world around World War Two. I might restore it if nobody objects.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.34.198.160 (talk) 21:20, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You have quite a remarkable memory, as this section was apparently removed in 2011. I would object to its reinstatement, as the sourcing is comparatively poor in quality, and I don't think it's really borne out enough in the literature to be given this much representation in the present article. Remsense诉21:26, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies for my late response as I was offline for the month of July - that section was cut per comments from the failed FAC in 2023. Reviewers felt that the political ideologies of the man were irrelevant to his more notable qualities (e.g., his faith, which is discussed in the present Life section). Even so, the article is already very long, and more details about his life seems like overkill to me. There's plenty of other, more in-depth sources than Wikipedia to find out more about Stravinsky's life. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 13:46, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]